Who it is for
- AI policy and governance teams
- Leaders working on outsourcing and shortcut risk
- Consultants helping teams redesign controls
Friday 4PM makes shortcut risk visible while the work is still urgent.
A workplace simulation about what people do when the safe process is slower than the work in front of them.
What the session is for
Friday 4PM is for governance, policy and operating-model conversations where the safe process needs to become usable, not merely stricter.
What the participant does
Participants face a deadline, a safe but slow path, and tempting shortcuts. The game makes the workaround logic visible.
What the facilitator gets
Scenario prompts, role language and debrief questions for discussing why people bypass processes and what would make the better path easier.
Typical session length
Usually 45-90 minutes, depending on whether the debrief focuses on policy, leadership behaviour or process redesign.
What can be adapted
- Policy area and risky shortcut scenario
- Role pressures, incentives and approval paths
- Debrief outputs for governance or operating-model work
Live tool
The public version is available as a playable reference. Adapted sessions can change the workplace context and debrief outputs.
Adapt Friday 4PM to your policy or operating problem.
The game works best when the scenario feels familiar enough that people recognise their own shortcut pressure in it.